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Concepts in Advanced Algebra

Item Number:

DCS DC879627

Price:

$59.95

Format:

VHS

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Length:

56 min.

Copyright:

2005

Closed Caption:

Yes

Producer:

Discovery Channel School

Grade Level:

9 - 12

ISBN:

9781607117490

Summary:

Meet people who have "beaten the odds" in life, and learn how mathematical equations can predict outcomes. Discover how members of ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley relied on math, as people do today, when they devise permutations and combinations related to the outcome of track and field events, measure seismic activity on a logarithmic scale, estimate pi using Buffon's needle, and analyze data to predict hurricanes.